Hidden Years Of Christ
Definition
The absence of God’s name in Esther is not absence but a profound theological statement that God works secretly and sovereignly in history; His presence is recognized by faith, not sight.
Episodes
Related Concepts
- Hiddenness Of God
Biblical References
- Esther 1:1–2:23 — * The following events happened in the days of Ahasuerus. (I am referring to that Ahasuerus who used to rule over 127 provinces extending all the way from India to Ethiopia.) In those days, as King Ahasuerus sat on his r*
- Esther 3:1–7:10 — *Some time later King Ahasuerus promoted Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, exalting him and setting his position above that of all the officials who were with him. As a result, all the king’s servants who were at *
- Esther 8:1–10:3 — On that same day King Ahasuerus gave the estate of Haman, that adversary of the Jews, to Queen Esther. Now Mordecai had come before the king, for Esther had revealed how he was related to her. The king then removed his s
- Esther 9 — In the twelfth month (that is, the month of Adar), on its thirteenth day, the edict of the king and his law were to be executed. It was on this day that the enemies of the Jews had supposed that they would gain power ove
- Esther 4:14 — If you keep quiet at this time, liberation and protection for the Jews will appear from another source, while you and your father’s household perish. It may very well be that you have achieved royal status for such a tim
- Esther 4:16 — “Go, assemble all the Jews who are found in Susa, and fast on my behalf. Don’t eat and don’t drink for three days, night or day. My female attendants and I will also fast in the same way. Afterward I will go to the king,